I've cooked this very simple dish but packed a punch in terms of nutrition, ermmm well except for the fatty bits of the roast pork (siew yuk) :p Flowering Chives can be found easily these days at the wet markets and supermarkets but I know quite a number of people dislike them cos they have a distinct pungent flavour. So it's either one likes it or hates it.
There are only 2 main ingredients ie. chopped roast pork and flowering chives cut into sections. Seasonings needed were chopped garlic, oyster sauce, salt (only when necessary), a few grains of sugar and white pepper powder. Easy peasy... first, fry chopped garlic in oil till fragrant before adding the roast pork. Stir and brown the pork a bit. Add in the flowering chives and stir. Next, pour in a wee bit of water and add in the seasonings. Cover with a lid for a few minutes so that the flowering chives can turn a little soft with the steam generated. If you prefer them to be crunchy, do not cover too long. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt if necessary or you can add more oyster sauce. Dish up and serve hot with rice.
Nice recipe. I have cooked this dish. I like to add carrots and some chopped onions. Roast pork is nice. Prawns are good too.
ReplyDeleteYummy! (Though for me, I guess the flowering chives would be just an excuse for greens so I can eat the siu yoke to my heart's content! Muhahaha...)
ReplyDeleteWe love this dish! I add in chunks of tofu too. Hehe, i hv 2kg pork belly in the fridge to be made into siew yook... so will definitely have this chive dish soon!
ReplyDeleteAh yes!!! Sometimes we use garlic chives as well to fry this dish. I might even throw in the sauce that they give to go with the roast pork LOL
ReplyDeleteI can eat roast pork with anything! :-D
ReplyDeleteYes Meng, sometimes I do that too
ReplyDeleteMuahahaha Kenny!!!
PG, yeah the tau korn would be nice touch too, so many variations we can do with them!
Daphne, we don't get any sauce with our roast pork here, only char siu. what kinda sauce they give?
LL, hehehe yes yes totally agreeable
i can't figure out whether this recipe is healthy or unhealthy! heheh :D
ReplyDeleteLove this type of simple dish. Just one dish, and I happy enough with a plate of rice.
ReplyDeleteThis is simply and delicious! I like it a lot.
ReplyDeletemy favorite-yum.
ReplyDeleteHi there ...
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know where to buy Belacan in KL? the kind that is already roasted and packaged? hope some one can help... !!
Thankss
LOL Sean!!!! Hmm perhaps it's a balanced dish then kekeke
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you Little Inbox
LCOM, me too cos it's very simple to prepare and cook
;-) foodbin
Hmmm, you can find belacan at supermarkets/hypermarkets/mini markets on top of wet markets but they're not pre-roasted though